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VM5E4 TIL the first NBA draft took place in 1947 in Detroit, Michigan even though that city didn't have a team at the time.
5Xg8 TIL a professional 17 year old female baseball player once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. In a game. Consecutively.
x8do TIL that one of the first prototype looping roller coasters had a perfectly circular loop. As a result, riders were exposed to approximately 12gs of force, and frequently suffered neck injuries while riding. The modern roller coaster loop uses a “tear drop” shape to reduce G forces significantly.
N70lQ TIL that Manfred "The Red Baron" von Richthoven was so respected that after shooting him down in 1918, the allies gave him a full military funeral with wreaths, a 25-man firing party, a dozen reporters and a cinematographer present.
8jdL TIL Jackie Mitchell, a 17-year old girl, struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in six straight pitches about a week after being signed. A few days later, Commissioner Landis voided her contract because baseball was “too strenuous” for women.